Ah, sorry about that.  I should have done a little more homework
before posting, but thanks for the reply.  One of the websites said
that only 3 or 4% of the population has my prescription, so I was
worried I was reading it wrong.  There seem to be a lot of "I don't
understand my prescription" posts on this forum, maybe they could be
compiled into a guide for the first-timers like myself.
Thanks again.
Tim

On Apr 19, 11:28 pm, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote:
> Actually, according to those numbers, you have *only* astigmatism.
>
> There are 3 columns of numbers.  In order, they're SPHere, CYLinder, and
> AXIS.
>
> Your sphere (strength) is plano...that's a 0 value.
> Your cylinder (astigmatism) is clear, at -0.5 and -0.75 respectively.
> Your axis (twist) is 74 and 175 degrees, respectively.
>
> Who told you that you have no astigmatism?
>
>      -- Chuck Knight
>
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 1:54 PM, timmeh_d <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hey everyone, I'm new to the site.  I'm buying some glasses for my
> > upcoming wedding, but my prescription looks different than any of the
> > websites entry forms.  All it says is:
> > OD plano - 0.50 x 074
> > OS plano - 0.75 x 175
>
> > What's the number after the 'x'?  How do I enter this on the various
> > retail websites?
> > My prescription isn't very strong, and I have no astigmatism.
> > Thanks,
> > Tim

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